Cheryl Chow, former member of the Seattle School Board and city council and daughter of the late Chinatown leader Ruby Chow, passed away at her home on Friday, March 29. She was 66 years old.
BLOG: The race is on
By Assunta Ng You might say that Seattle’s 2013 election will be boring after the dramatic presidential and governor races that happened this year, but that’s not true. On the […]
EDITORIAL: Who should run: Hasegawa or Virk?
This is not the first time that Asian American candidates have competed for the same political seat. Dr. Bobby Virk, an orthodontist, has announced his candidacy for the 11th District […]
Blog: 0.5 Asians out of 9 on Seattle’s city council
The other day, I had lunch in the ID with a couple of political gurus. “We have only 0.5 Asians on the Seattle City Council,” complained one of them.
She was referring to Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell, who is half Japanese and half African American. This can also be applied to the Black community — now there are only 0.5 Blacks on the council (Seattle City Councilmember Richard McIver retired last December).
Diversity at the Top
“Dow Constantine is not a very good DJ name,” admitted the former college radio DJ and newly elected King County Executive. Instead of spinning records, Constantine chose a different path in order to serve the public. Constantine defeated Susan Hutchinson on Nov. 3 to become King County Executive.
Editorial: From Seattle to New York City, city council diversity is needed in our communities
This week, there is great news coming from the New York City Council. There are new faces on the council. A quarter of its members are new.
Blog: Behind the news: NWAW Publisher weighs in on the mayoral candidates forum
Four candidates were debating simultaneously in Chinatown/International District on Oct 9.